25 Years Of Science
Note: Sorry it's a bit late, I got busy writing for the Penrose Article Competition (which I will post here once it's finished!) As 2025 comes to an end, it’s fascinating to look back on just how much science has transformed our world in the past 25 years, and to imagine what the next 25 could bring. From breakthroughs in genetics to the exploration of distant planets, the pace of discovery over the past 25 years has been incredible. In this post, I want to explore some of the key scientific advances of 2000–2025 and then look ahead at what might happen in the next quarter-century. Advances in the Last 25 Years Genetics and Medicine The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, was a monumental acheivement providing the blueprint of human life. This project took 13 years to complete and produced the first ever sequence of the human genome (the entire genetic material of a human). This achievement transformed biology and medicine, giving researchers the tools to identify disease...